Davao vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Davao	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$274	$1400
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$2268
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$2523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	17
😀 Quality of life	60	85
🏙️ Population	1.78M	419K

The cost of living in Davao is 72% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7532nd and 1237th ($614 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in the Philippines and New Zealand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 5395th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Wellington

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	Davao	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.21	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$7.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2122	$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.77	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.37	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8041	$13015

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$514
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$515
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$461
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$535
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$387
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$449
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$399
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$412
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$499
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$509
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$493
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$562
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$440
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$651
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$735
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$799
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$749
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$603
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$538
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$587
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$612
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$608
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$531
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$447
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$575
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$422
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$431
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$841
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$445
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$436
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$431
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$486
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$429
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1777
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1579
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1230
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1500
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1454
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1113
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1207
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1800
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1563
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1200
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1701
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1754
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1842
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1994
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1960
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2279
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1664
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1398
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1388
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1925
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1597